Collapsible display-stand.



A C LANG COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY sumo. APPUCATION FILED JUNE 14. 1916-113L511? 5%Hfi9 Pabtented Jan. 22, 1918.

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COLLAPSlB LE DISPLAY STAND. APPLICATION men JUNE 14. 1916.

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APPLICATION IFILED JUNE 14. I916.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COLLAPSIJBLE DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, Twila Application filed June 14, 1916. Serial N 0.103,608.

following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to .the accompanying drawings and to the letters'of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to'a collapsible dis play stand and consists ofthematters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

The many advantages of the invention will be more particularly pointedout and scr1bed the embodiment of shown herein in detail.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective viewillustrating my collapsible display standsetup with the packages it is intended to display shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the stand collapsed and ready forshipment.

Figs. 3 and 4 are views representing verthe invention tical sectionsthrough the stand when set up in planes indicated respectively by thelines 3-3 and 4-4 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view representing the transverse section through the.standwhen col lapsed in a plane indicated by the line 5-5 of-Fig. 2.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views representing respectively the base piece,back piece and front piece of which the stand iscomposed laid flat ascut and scored in preparation to make the Stand, the full linesindicating cuts and the dotted lines indicating score lines in the usualmanner.

' The display stand is designed to provide a pluralityof shelves whichare arranged in the manner. of, a flight ofstairs. In the example of theinvention illustrated herein, but two shelves-fare provided, butas willbe apparent as I proceed with my specification, the device is notlimited to any particular number of shelves. I l

Referring now to that embodiment of my invention illustrated in thedrawings:10 indicates a base piece, 11 indicates an upright back pieceand 12 indicates what may be called the front piece of the displaystand. The latter piece provides not only braces to hold the stand andmore particularly the back piece in proper upright position upon thebase but also provides the steps or shelves upon which the articles tobe displayed are supported. All three pieces are made of cardboard or oflike material and are cut and scored in the manner now to be described.

The basepiece 10 consists of an elongated,

' substantially rectangular sheet of the length of the stand that is tobe made. Said base has a longitudinal score line 13 spaced back from itsfront edge to leave a flap 14: which is turned up along the score lineand is attached to the bottom margin of the front piece 12.vLongitudinal score lines 15 and 16 are placed near the rear edge of thesheet, the score line 15 defining a flap 17and the space between thescore lines 15 and 16 defining a web 18. In the manufacture of thestand, the'web 18 is turned upwardly and forwardl into an inclinedposition, as indicated in Fig. 3, whilethe flap 17 is turned downwardlyinto a vertical position and has .secured to it the bottom marginal partof the back piece. v

The flap 17 is provided with an elongated notch'l'Z, the purpose ofwhich will appear presently. Near the score line 16, the sheet is out toprovide tongues 18*, 18* which are bent upwardly about score lines 18 18Said tongues abut against the front face of the bottom marginal partofthe back piece 11, as appears in Flg. 3. A- longer and wider tongue 19is cut out of the part of the card intermediate the two shorter tongues18, 18 and is bent upwardly about a score line 20. This tongue, as willpresently appear, is attached to support theshelves.

The back piece -11 consists of an elongated substantially rectangularsheet of the y same length as the base piece. Said'back piece isprovided at its bottom with an elongated notch 21 of substantially thesame length as the notch 17 a in the base piece;

The front piece 12 consists of a substantially rectangular sheet of thesame length as the other sheets. Said sheet is cutvnear itsend marginsby lines 2222, which extend transversely of'the sheet and parallel tothe end edges thereof. Said cuts define brace flaps 23-23. The sheet iscut to leave rectangular notches or spaces 241-24 at the ends 23 23 ofthe brace flaps 23. The sheet is provided with spaced pairs oflongitudinal score marks 2526 which define respectively the rear andfront edges of the shelves and which are separated by a distance equalto the intended vertical spaclng of the shelves. The 'lines 26 definingthe front edges of the shelvesare broken and are interrupted by aplurality of curved cuts which define tongues 2727 cut out of the sheet.

The proximate score marks 25 and 26, when the stand is set up, define anupright web 28 (see Fig. 4) which forms the back of the lower set ofshelves and the front support for the next higher set of shelves. Theparts 29 of the sheet beyond the score mark 25 of the last shelf, in thecase where but two shelves are intended as in the present case, form anupright web which is attached to and which preferably extends above theback piece 11.

The end brace flap 23 are provided with score marks 23 near their endsto leave end flaps 30 which are bent at an angle to the length of thebrace flaps and are secured to the back piece 11. In cutting the card,the spaces 24 are so proportioned that when the front piece is set up asshown in Fig. 1, the end 23 of the flap 30 will meet the shoulders 2 1left in cutting out the said spaces. The flaps 23 are also provided withscore marks 31 in line with the score mark defining the rear edge of thelowest shelf. The purpose of these score marks will appear presently.

In attaching the front piece in'the manner described, the parts 25*--25between the several pairs of score lines 2526 are made to assume asubstantially horizontal position, while the web 28 :and'the rear part29 of the sheet are made to assume a substantially vertical position, asis readily apparent from an examination of Fig. 4. The lower marginalpart of the sheet and the two brace flaps 23 are made to assume aninclined position as 'more easily seen in Fig. 1. The tongues 27 beingcut from the parts of the Sheet which form the shelves or steps, are, insetting up the device, made to assume a substantially upright positionas shown. Thus, when the packages are placed upon the shelves 25 asindicated in dot-ted lines in Fi 1, said tongues will present aplurality o longitudinally spaced flanges to retain the packages fromdislodgment from the several shelves. The tongue 19 of the base piece isattached to the intermediate web 28 which forms the back of the lowershelf and the front support of the next upper shelf as clearly to beseen in Figs. 3 and 4.

. The score lines 31 in the brace flaps 23, permit the bottom part ofthe front piece to assume a less inclined position than the main lengthof the brace flaps, when the stand 1s set up and more particularly whenthe packages are placed on the lower shelf and caused to engage theassociated tongues 27. This adds to the general appearance of the stand.

In cutting the tongues 27, they are preferably disposed so that theywill be placed at the middle of the packages that are to be displayed.Half tongues 27* are formed adjacent the cuts 22 by which the inneredges of the brace flaps 23 are defined. When the stand is set up, theedges 27 of said half tongues engage the inner edges of the brace flapsand provide intermediate end braces to prevent longitudinal distortionof the stand.

The tand is shipped in collapsed condition as illustrated in Figs. 2 and5. WVhen in this state, the tongues 18 of the base piece 10, lie flatand the web 18 and the fla 17, together with the attached back, lie flaton the main body of the base piece,the former being bent forwardly andthe latter backwardly (see Fig. 5). The front piece will lie fiat on thebase piece with the top step or shelf 25* folded in reversed position asillustrated. The notch 17 in the flap 17 of the base plece and the notch21 in the back piece permit the collapsing of the front piece asdescribed with the tongue 19 attached to the web 28 between the twosteps or shelves. To set up the stand, the back is swung upwardly andits bottom edge moved rearwardly over the base piece until it is broughtto an upright position, when the tongues 18 are bent upwardly and causedto engage and lock it in position. This automatically brings the otherparts into proper, expanded posltlon.

I claim as my invention:

1. A collapsible stand comprising a base plece, a back piece and a frontpiece, the base belng attached to the back piece and the front piecebeing attached respectively to the base piece and to the back piece, thefront piece being cut and scored to provide a plurality of shelvesarranged in the manner of steps and the base piece being provided wlthtongues adapted to support said steps intermediate the front and rearof.

the base, and said base, back and front piece belng attached togetherand being constructed so as to be capable of being folded intosuperposed relations.

2. A collapsible stand comprising a base piece, a back piece and a frontpiece, the base being attached to the back piece and the front piecebeing attached respectively to the base and to the back piece, the frontpiece being cut and scored to provide end braces connecting the basepiece directly with the back piece and to provide 0. adapted to fold toform a plurality of she ves arranged in the manner of steps, and saidart nataeeo em;

base," back and front piece being constructed so as to be capable ofbeing" folded into superposed relations.

3. A collapsible stand comprising a base iece, a back piece and a frontpiece, the ase piece bein scored to provide a flap at the front to W ichthe bottom of the front piece is secured and being scored at the back'to provide a flap to which the back piece is secured, and anintermediate Web adapted to brace the back piece in its uprightposition, said base piece also being cut to provide tongues to engagethe front face of the bottom of the back piece and a tongue to providean intermediate support for the front piece, the back piece consistingofv an upright sheet secured to the rear flap of the base piece, and thefront piece consisting of a sheet cut to provide end braces for thestand which are inclined to' the back piece and secured at their upperends thereto, and which is cut and scored intermediate said brace piecesto provide parts adapted to fold into the form of substantiallyhorizontal stepped supports or shelves and the top part of said frontpiece being bent into a vertical plane and secured to the front of saidback piece.

4. A collapsible stand comprising a base piece, a back piece and a frontpiece, the base piece being scored to provide a flapat the front, towhich the bottom of the front piece is secured'and being scored at theback to provide a flap to which the back piece issecured, and anintermediate web adapted to brace the back piece in its uprightposition, said base piece also being cut to provide tongues to engagethe front face of the bottom of the back piece and a tongue to providean intermediate support for the front piece, the back piece consistingof an upright sheet secured to the rear flap of the base piece, and thefront piece consisting of a sheet cut to provide end braces for thestand, which are inclined to the back piece and secured at their upperends thereto, and which is cut and scored intermediate said brace piecesto provide parts adapted to fold into the form of substantiallyhorizontal stepped supports or shelves, with a plurality of tonguesprojecting above the plane of said stepped supports a ong the frontedges thereof, and the top ,part of said front piece being bent into avertical plane and secured to the front of said back'piece.

In testimony, that claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses, this 27th day of May, A. D.1916.

j ARTHUR o. LANG.

